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The CO2 cartridges act more like live ammunition than the compressed air canisters used in most virtual training, reacting to environmental changes the way a real weapon would.<br\/><br\/>There are about a dozen possible environments loaded into the system, with hundreds of combinations of weather and altitude, as well as 175 different sizes and shapes of targets.\u00a0<br\/><br\/>Users can wield pistols or rifles, and rather than stand stationary, the simulator allows a soldier to move around shooting any angle, including with one cheek pressed against the screen.<br\/><br\/><b>For full AUSA 2016 coverage:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/ausa2016\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/ausa2016\"><b>www.defensenews.com\/ausa2016<\/b><\/a><br\/><br\/>&#8220;It&#8217;s the closest you can get to a real live-fire range without the expensive cost of ammunition,&#8221; said Ryan Bray, a regional sales manager.<br\/><br\/>U.S. Army Special Operations Command already has one, Bray said, and they&#8217;ve gotten interest from the military police school at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, as well.<br\/><br\/>VirtTra also brought along the V-300 simulator, a 300-degree immersive trainer that recreates active shooter or other combat situations. 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